W&J vs Penn State Greater Allegheny

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

W&J is a private (not-for-profit) and Penn State Greater Allegheny is a public school and both are four-years schools.
W&J has more expensive tuition & fees ($28,185) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to W&J than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
W&J has more students with 1,151 students while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 363 students.
Penn State Greater Allegheny has a lower number of students per faculty with 8 to 1 while W&J's ratio is 10 to 1.
W&J has more full-time faculties with 112 faculties while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 36 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Washington & Jefferson College and Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny.

W&J	vs.	Penn State Greater Allegheny
Washington, Pennsylvania	Location	McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification
$28,185	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	82%
$36,450	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,376

81.54 %	Acceptance Rates	94.66 %
11.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	22.55 %
-	SAT Score	1,125
-	ACT Score	-
74 %	Graduation Rate	21 %
18 %	Transfer-out Rate	34 %
83 %	Retention Rate	66 %
1,151	Student Population	363
112	Number of Faculties	36
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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